Former Chief Justice Puno thinks federalism will get full support of public

Former Chief Justice Reynato Puno thinks the proposed shift to federal form of government will have the full support of the public.

In a chance interview over the weekend, Puno referred to the 2016 presidential campaign during which President Rodrigo Duterte became vocal on his stand on federalism and yet he gained the most votes over his opponents.

[That’s one issue that was debated on by those who ran for president. And among those who ran, it was on President Duterte who had federalism on his platform. The other candidates were against federalism.]

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